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RSA 270:25-a · Airboats

Title: XXII: NAVIGATION; HARBORS; COAST SURVEY
Chapter: 270 · SUPERVISION OF NAVIGATION; REGISTRATION OF BOATS AND MOTORS; COMMON CARRIERS BY WATER
Status: current
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270:25-a Airboats. –

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No airboat shall be operated in the state unless, in addition to complying with the provisions of this chapter, it complies with the following provisions:

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(a)

The airboat shall be equipped with an enclosure to prevent contact with the propeller;

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(b)

The airboat shall not be operated within 150 feet from shore except to go directly to and from a point of destination on the shore and then only at a course which is as close to 90 degrees to the shore as possible;

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(c)

The airboat shall be throttled up only to the minimum extent necessary to raise it onto the air cushion and move at headway speed within 150 feet from shore.

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II.

The director shall prohibit the use of an airboat wherever such use adversely affects the fish and wildlife habitat, interferes with the operation of other watercraft, threatens the public safety, or adversely affects the natural environment. For the purposes of enforcing this paragraph, the commissioner of safety may adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A. Source. 1987, 370:4, eff. July 25, 1987. Interference With Navigation

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Source note

Source. 1987, 370:4, eff. July 25, 1987. Interference With Navigation

Source history

1987, 370:4, eff. July 25, 1987. Interference With Navigation

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Bill relationships

2026 HB1837 reference
d RSA 270:18 to read as follows: 270:18 Penalty. I. If any person operates any boat required to be registered under RSA 270-E without registration, or violates any provision of RSA 270, or RSA 270-E, or any rule adopted by the department of safety relating to the equipment or operation of such boats, or does not exhibit, upon request, the certificate of registration of such boat to any duly authorized
2026 HB1837-FN reference · effective 2026-05-28
d RSA 270:18 to read as follows: 270:18 Penalty. I. If any person operates any boat required to be registered under RSA 270-E without registration, or violates any provision of RSA 270, or RSA 270-E, or any rule adopted by the department of safety relating to the equipment or operation of such boats, or does not exhibit, upon request, the certificate of registration of such boat to any duly authorized